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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/03/still-here.html#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 10:30:01 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13330<p>It was three years ago today that my mom died. It&#8217;s been a pretty full time. Throw in all the missing, sweet remembering, anger, acceptance and a bunch of impossibly unfair questions like, &#8220;Why did you leave me?&#8221;, and there&#8217;s been a sizable emotional roller coaster looping around. Mostly, though, these years have been full of <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/03/still-here.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/its-friday.html#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 10:30:33 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13290<p>My favorite day of the week! The hope, the promise, (albeit the very unlikely) dream that there will be a minute of relaxation or a snoozle of extra sleep hiding somewhere in the corners of your weekend&#8230;it could happen. Keep the fantasy alive, fellow warriors. A few months ago, I started having a teensy celebration on my social <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/its-friday.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/hang-with-the-band.html#commentsThu, 26 Feb 2015 10:30:57 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13314<p>This post is sponsored by the band Simple Tenants. On so many of these desperate days of motherhood, when the backpacks are mysteriously lost and the toast is utterly burnt, the tether to my faith is the worship music blaring through my iPod. While my mind is scattered and our days crazed, the grounding beat <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/hang-with-the-band.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/the-crayola-experience-colors-their-world.html#commentsWed, 25 Feb 2015 10:30:12 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13266<p>Every once in a while, I decide to be That Mom. You know, the mom who does something really cool with her kids. It all started with an episode of our beloved Daniel Tiger. When the crew took a trek to &#8220;the crayon factory&#8221;, my children began a vivid love affair with the notion of making <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/the-crayola-experience-colors-their-world.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/10.html#commentsMon, 23 Feb 2015 10:30:13 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13243<p>I have an involved relationship with my planner. Where I go, it goes; where it goes, I go. It reigns regally in it&#8217;s spot of honor on our kitchen counter. Should it be nudged by an aggressing family member, the offense I take is immediate and egregious. The planner is not to be trifled with. <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/10.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/need-an-extra-shot-of-energy.html#commentsSat, 21 Feb 2015 10:30:24 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13239<p>Did you know that the average smartphone users checks their phone 110 times per day and that 2.7 hours of that is just for fun? Did you also know that without an available power source 77% of phone users will have a dead battery by 4pm? Whether at work or play all of these things <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/need-an-extra-shot-of-energy.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/safe-landing-spot.html#commentsFri, 20 Feb 2015 10:30:37 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13216<p>I&#8217;m writing this post as part of the #1000Speak campaign, in which 1000 voices will be joining together today, February 20, 2015, to speak about compassion, kindness, and support for others in this world. Learn more about the campaign here and check in on some of the amazing words that are being shared to promote goodness. I&#8217;m <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/safe-landing-spot.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/get-spring-ready-strider.html#commentsWed, 18 Feb 2015 10:30:32 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13175<p>Every now and again, I look out the window at the endless, tedious landscape of frozen tundra and fantasize about things like flowers. And grass. And anything green versus endless sluggish grayish-white. Surely in some world, this must exist?? But it&#8217;s coming, really. I know Spring is on it&#8217;s way. I see prompts of it&#8217;s arrival <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/get-spring-ready-strider.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/technology-changing-ourpact-can-help-regain-control.html#commentsWed, 18 Feb 2015 00:22:45 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13180<p>Dude, no one loved that Jimmy Fallon Saved by the Bell throw-back more than me&#8211;go Zack Morris! But this trip down Memory Lane sparked a few reflections&#8211;most notably, how dramatically technology has changed and become such a significant part of our kids&#8217; lives. How is a parent to responsibly handle this shift? Check the savvy new <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/technology-changing-ourpact-can-help-regain-control.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/growing-up.html#commentsMon, 16 Feb 2015 10:30:46 +0000http://www.themomoftheyear.net/?p=13150<p>Last Wednesday night should have been an average weekday night in February. You know, the kind of night where you feel like a rockstar for schooling Kindergarten homework and braving the 19 degree windchill for a venture out to the mailbox. Nothing notable was planned or expected. My husband was working late. My only hope was to land the <a href='http://www.themomoftheyear.net/2015/02/growing-up.html' class='excerpt-more'><br />Read More...</a></p>
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